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adjective

1. Trained or bred to live with and be of use to people: domestic. See wild/tame.
2. Easily managed or handled: docile, gentle, meek, mild. See wild/tame.

verb

1. To train to live with and be of use to people: domesticate, domesticize, gentle, master. See wild/tame.
2. To make (an animal) docile: break, bust, gentle, master. See wild/tame.
3. To make or become less severe or extreme: moderate, mute, qualify, soften, subdue, temper, tone down. See increase/decrease.

adj

Definition: domesticated, compliant
Antonyms: unmanageable, untamed, violent, wild

adj

Definition: dull, uninteresting
Antonyms: bright, exciting, interesting

IN BRIEF: adj. - Capable of being domesticated.

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For a list of words related to tame, see:

• Calm, Gentle, or Easygoing

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tam, spagfærdig, modfalden, mat
v. tr. - tæmme, kue

Nederlands (Dutch)
tam, meegaand, saai, tam maken, bedwingen, beteugelen, temperen

Français (French)
adj. - apprivoisé, complaisant (hum), sans relief, timide, plat, décevant, docile
v. tr. - apprivoiser, dompter, dresser, (fig) maîtriser, soumettre, contenir, juguler

Deutsch (German)
v. - zähmen, bändigen, beugen
adj. - zahm, folgsam, fade, bebaut, veredelt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δαμάζω, εξημερώνω
adj. - ήμερος, δαμασμένος, άτονος, εξημερωμένος, άβουλος, πειθήνιος, ανιαρός, ήπιος, μαλακός, νωθρός

Italiano (Italian)
addomesticare, domare, addomesticato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - domar, domesticar, suavizar, dominar, subjugar
adj. - manso, domesticado, domado, inofensivo, insípido

Русский (Russian)
укротить, приручать, ручной, укрощенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - domesticado, dócil, domado, manso
v. tr. - domesticar, amansar, domar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tämja, dämpa, domptera, lägga band på, mildra, odla upp (land)
adj. - tam, spak, fredlig, ofarlig, snäll och beskedlig, menlös, undergiven, foglig, matt, slapp, tråkig, trist

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
经驯养的, 驯服的, 易驾驭的, 温顺的, 听使唤的, 驯良的, 安全无害的, 驯化, 驯养, 使软化, 使失去锋芒, 制服, 使顺从, 开垦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 經馴養的, 馴服的, 易駕馭的, 溫順的, 聽使喚的, 馴良的, 安全無害的
v. tr. - 馴化, 馴養, 使軟化, 使失去鋒芒, 制服, 使順從, 開墾

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 길들여진, 사람을 따르는, 유순한
v. tr. - 길들이다, 복종 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 飼い慣らされた, 人の言いなりの, おもしろくない, 馴れた, 従順な, 精彩を欠く
v. - 飼い慣らす, おとなしくさせる, 制御して利用する, 飼い馴らす, 和らげる, 栽培する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدجن, يروض (صفه) أليف, داجن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נכנע, חסר-מרץ, משעמם, צייתן, מבויית, מאולף, לא מרתק‬
v. tr. - ‮אילף, ביית‬

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